mayakern

so, this has been a long time coming, and i’m sure many of you have seen the signs… i will not be resuming Monster Pop! i love this comic and i love you all, the readers. there’s only about 6 months of drawing left in chapter 6 for this comic that i’ve been drawing for 8 years — and i can’t do it. i love this comic but working on it is absolutely terrible for my mental and physical health.  i’ve battled with this decision for a long time — especially because of all of MP!, chapter 6 is my favorite and has been my favorite to write and draw. but i can’t keep forcing myself to sacrifice my well being for my stubborn pride. so, what’s the nex...

hi, y’all! i get a lot of similar, very broad questions about being an artist so i thought i’d take some of my time and make you all a master post with basically my be all end all advice/references/etc so y’all can refer to this whenever you need. 1. there is no right or wrong way to do things. there’s only learning, figuring out what works for you, and finding ways to incorporate skills you accumulate through time and research into your working method. there are rules, some of them are great, some of them are stupid, most of them can be broken when you know what you are doing. 2. learn as many things as you can. doesn’t matter if you thin...